Action Line: Fitness center in Cottonwood Square still in the works; Family seeks help with candy recipe

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QUESTION — Is the Inspire Fitness Center in the Cottonwood Square for real? They’ve been taking folks’ money for a month or two and nothing has happened inside their building but a collection of grocery carts.

ANSWER — We couldn’t find a contact person for Inspire Fitness Center, but Brad Mueller, community development director at the city of Greeley, said the business representatives just last week turned in their paperwork to begin improvements on the building. They’ve not yet requested an inspection, so they are likely not ready to open just yet. The process may be taking longer than they thought for a variety of reasons involved with any remodeling project. But it looks as if work should begin fairly quickly.

QUESTION — There has been a red pickup truck parked at the park and ride, US. 34 and Colo. 257, for more than a year. Who “owns” that parking lot and at what point is it considered an abandoned vehicle?

ANSWER — Amy Ford, communications director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said CDOT owns the parking lot, and Colorado State Patrol manages it. She said troopers could check on the vehicle, and if it has stayed in the same spot for a lengthy period of time, they’d likely tow it. If the vehicle is unclaimed at the tow yard, “It would become the property and the responsibility of the state,” Ford said. Ford said anyone who notices any suspicious activity in that park-and-ride may report it to the state patrol or CDOT.

TURNING TABLES — The Tribune recently received a request that we thought would be better fielded by our Action Line readers. Here is the request: “Our father grew up in Greeley. For over maybe 30 years his parents always sent us this candy for Christmas. They were called cinnamon chews. They were a very special treat for us. After my father passed, my grandmother called to let us know that the store owner gave her the recipe because the store was closing. We believe the store was called Peters Popcorn. We have spent over $600 trying to make this candy. We saw a lot of other people on the web who also were looking but we had the recipe.

“We are trying to find any information on the owners or anyone who can help us with this. It has been many years and we would really like any help that you can give us.”